Under the crown was a bad tooth didn't want to pull it out because i had a tooth on top. It is sensitive to hot and cold... Sometimes when i bite down on something it bothers me other times no. So i don't understand. Its only been 4 days since i had this done should i give it more time gargle with salt water and get sensodyne. Thank you for your time.
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I rarely do a porcelain fused to metal crown on an anterior tooth any more. Use to be this was all we had but the esthetics were not as good as the newer materials like Emax. Emax is now my material of choice for front teeth. And the price they are charging is quite reasonable....
This is really difficult to know without an x-ray of the tooth. I assume that that when you put your teeth together, your bite feels normal. It is not until you put some food between your teeth that it starts to hurt. If this is the case, the tooth most likely needs an...
It is not uncommon but the tooth can fracture after having a post and crown. The reason it usually can't be repaired is because fracture usually is below the gums and then not enough tooth left to support new crown. You need a certain amount of tooth structure above the gums and usually the...